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Ulterior, an alternative news magazine seeks writing on environmentalism, human rights, indigenous rights, politics, etc. Deadline: December 25, 2008. More details...

The Writers Guild of Alberta invites entries for the first annual Amber Bowerman Memorial Travel Writing Award. This award will recognize a writer, age 30 or younger, with an extraordinary non-fiction story to tell about how their life was changed by what they experienced when they travelled outside of North America. Grand prize: $500. Entrants must be 30 years old or younger have resided in Alberta for a minimum of 12 of the past 18 months. Length: 2000 words max. Deadline: December 31, 2008. More details...

PRISM international (BC) seeks submissions for its Visual Arts theme issue (Spring 2009). Looking for poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction about and/or involving art. Deadline: December 15, 2008. More details...

Broken Pencil is accepting short stories from Canada's best and pitting them against each other in an online arena. One story will be chosen by readers to win publication plus $300 and a prize pack. Submissions: 1000-3000 words. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription). Deadline: December 31, 2008. More details...

Crazyhorse (US) invites entries for their Fiction Prize and the Lynda Hull Memorial Poetry Prize. First prize in each contest: US$2000 plus publication in Crazyhorse. Submit twenty-five pages of fiction or up to three poems (up to 10 pages of poetry). Entry fee: US$16 (includes subscription). Deadline: December 15, 2008. More details...

Inscribed seeks stories of ghosts and hauntings in Sault Ste. Marie, ON for upcoming book project. Anticipated publication date: February 2008. Length: 3000 words max. Payment: one copy of the anthology. Deadline: December 31, 2008. For more information or to submit: [email protected].

Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (Hong Kong, China) seeks poetry, short stories, non-fiction, reviews, drama, photography, and art submissions for its sixth (February 2009) issue. Deadline: December 31, 2008. More details...

Deadline extended. FieldReport invites submissions of true life stories for the "world's largest prize for a single piece of writing." Grand prize: US$250,000; monthly prizes of US$1,000; US$25,000 scholarship awarded to best submission by a teen from 13-17 years old. Length: 2000 words max. Stories must be true -- winning pieces will be fact-checked -- telling the true story of something the author saw, did, or lived through (called a “FieldReport”). 21 categories. No entry fee. Deadline: December 31, 2008. More details...

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Oysters & Chocolate (US) invite entries for the 40 Days & 40 Nights Erotic Fiction Contest. Submit erotic short stories 400-4000 words. First prize: US$100. Top three prizes determined by viewer rating. Deadline: December 15, 2008. Entry fee: US$10. More details...

No Poetry (Australia) seeks submissions from international writers for their premiere issue. Theme: New. Accepts any genre (except poetry). Length: 3000 words max. Note: Publication charges a submission fee of AUD$5. No payment indicated. More details...

The Random Eye seeks submissions for an annual anthology of horror and speculative fiction that focuses on the possibilities of parallel universes. Theme: Random Radio. Stories should have a sci-fi, dark fantasy, humorous and/or a horror bent. Length: 2000-10000 words. Payment: $10 per story. No deadline provided. More details...

New print magazine Glossolalia Flash Fiction is accepting flash fiction submissions for their second issue. Length: 500 words max. More details...

Wordletting poetry journal is currently accepting submissions for its next issue. 50-line maximum per poem. Accepts previously published and simultaneous submissions. Deadline: December 1, 2008. More details...

The Fiddlehead, Atlantic Canada's International Literary Magazine, invites entries to its 18th annual contests in short fiction and poetry. First prize: $1000 in each category. Entry fee: $30 (includes subscription). Deadline: December 1, 2008. More details...

Inscribed seeks stories of ghosts and hauntings in Sault Ste. Marie, ON for upcoming book project. Anticipated publication date: February 2008. Length: 3000 words max. Payment: one copy of the anthology. Deadline: December 31, 2008. For more information or to submit: [email protected].

The Edge of Propinquity seeks monthly guest authors for 2008. Stories must fit the webzine's theme and setting: a character deep within the hidden world that surrounds mundane society; must also include an active retaliation from one character to another (mundane or supernatural). Length: 2000-6000 words. Payment: US$50/per story. More details...

I had such a nice day today going for one of our loooong weekend walks. We went to look at some bike shops for Bradley, and I got to visit Arton Beads, Romni Wool, Fresh Collective and Red Pegasus. I found a notebook with a vintage bird illustration on the cover at Red Pegasus (and covetted some silver acorn earrings). I also bought a beautiful skirt at Fresh Collective and lots of beading supplies at Arton. Starting last night, I've been making jewellery once again and I've been putting new things in the shop.This time I also did the photography outside, which of course is much better light and the colours are truer. On the way home I collected stray leaves and twigs to use as backdrops.I go through weeks where I just don't feel like creating, then suddenly I'll get inspired and I can't stop! Lately it's been busy in a good way, because I've also been working on my Scholastic book and I really like how it's turning out. I wish I could share my pictures, but I have to wait until the book is published in the fall.